| Directed by | Raj Kanwar |
|---|---|
| Written by | Kamlesh Pandey (dialogues) |
| Produced by | Rahul Gupta |
| Starring | Sanjay Kapoor Juhi Chawla Amrish Puri Aruna Irani |
| Cinematography | Harmeet Singh |
| Edited by | A. Muthu |
| Music by | Dilip Sen-Sameer Sen
|
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi
|
Kartavya (English: Duty) is a 1995 Indian action film directed by Raj Kanwar, starring Sanjay Kapoor and Juhi Chawla. Divya Bharti was chosen as the female lead, she completed some 30 percent of the movie, but due to her sudden death she was replaced by Juhi. Rediff.com found the film "embarrassing".[1]
Synopsis
Karan (Sanjay Kapoor) and Kajal (Juhi Chawla) are in love and ready to settle down and lead a happy life. But tragedy strikes as Karan's mother has a heart attack and before she dies, Karan discovers that she wasn't his real mother. He is told that his actual mother is an heiress, Gayatri Singh (Aruna Irani), who lives in Sundernagar. Karan sets out for Sundernagar to confront her and on reaching there, comes to know the tragic story of his mother's life. Her stepbrother, Ugranarayan Singh (Amrish Puri) had killed her husband and had her thrown in a mental asylum so that he can inherit all the wealth. Karan must now punish the people responsible for his mother's morbid state.
Cast
- Sanjay Kapoor - Karan Varma (Gayetridevi's real son, brought up by Sharda. Love interest of Kajal)
- Juhi Chawla - Kajal Sahay (Ramakant's daughter. Love interest of Karan)
- Moushumi Chatterjee - Sharda Varma
- Aruna Irani - Gayetridevi Singh
- Amrish Puri - Thakur Ugranarayan Singh (Evil step Brother of Gayatri, who kept her in mental asylum for 22 years)
- Om Puri - Ghulam Rasul
- Asha Sachdev - Roop Sundari (Ugranarayan's wife)
- Jagdeep comedy - P.K. Dhoot (brother in law of Ramakant, Kajal's uncle)
- Saeed Jaffrey - Ramakant Sahay (Kajal's Father)
- Gulshan Grover - Inspector Tribhuvan
- Mohnish Bahl - Balbir (Ugranarayan's son)
- Ashwin Kaushal - Bhanu (Ugranarayan's son)
- Pramod Moutho - Mayor
- Aasif Sheikh - Vicky (Mayor's son)
- Alok Nath - Doctor Neelkanth
- Raj Kiran (actor) - Suraj (Gayatri's Husband)
Music
Music was by Dilip Sen-Sameer Sen and lyrics were penned by Sameer.
- "Dhadakta Tha Pehle Dil Mera" - Alka Yagnik, Kumar Sanu
- "Pyar Me Dil Kaa Murga" - Alka Yagnik, Kumar Sanu
- "Ye Dil Ki Dhadkan Kya" - Alka Yagnik, Kumar Sanu
- "Paradesiyon Se Puchh" - Pankaj Udhas
- "Ek Baar Beta Mujhe" - Udit Narayan, Sadhana Sargam
- "Pardesiyo Se Puchh Puchh Royee Mai" - Sadhana Sargam, Sukhwinder Singh
- "Meri In Ankhon Mein" - Udit Narayan
- "Hame Kya Khabar Thee" - Kumar Sanu & Alka Yagnik
- "Roop Nagar Ki Rani" - Poornima
- "Ye Desi Mem Hai" - Vinod Rathod, Kavita Krishnamurthy
Divya Bharti's death
Divya Bharti was scheduled to play the role of Kaajal, but due to her sudden death in April 1993, she was replaced by Juhi Chawla. Divya Bharti had done 30% of the shooting. Some images of Bharti which were taken during the shoot are available on the Web. Shahrukh Khan was supposed to play the hero opposite Divya Bharti but rejected it. Dimple Kapadia has also signed the film to play the role of the mother, but she later refused due to Divya's Death. She had signed the role considering Divya as female lead, but after her death, Chawla was signed and Kapadia refused to play her mother-in-law, due to their age difference.
References
- ↑ What made Raj Kanwar A Director To Reckon With : Jaan, 1996(3 February 2012). Retrieved 27 March 2020.
External links
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